The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-30
BOOTY JONES, OF FLORIDA,
STILL In DETROIT,
Defles the Governor OF His State and
the Members of the
Senate.
THE SBSATR'S JEALOUSY OF THE
HOUSE.
Beck's Bill to Prohibit Congressman
From Being Corporation AttOr.
neys-Frye's IrOny.i
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January Ex-senator Jones, formerly
OF Florida, now of Detroit, is reported
as ,ying that he has no fears OF the
Governor OF Florida taking any action
in bis case, and that the opinion Of
some constitutional lawyers recently
printsd is that the Governor OF that
State had right to declare the SEN
ator's place vacant because OF his con-
iiuued absence from the body to
which he had been elected was utter
folly. Anybody should know better
than thai" eaid the statesman, who is
infatuated with Detroit. "The Gov
ernor has no jurisdiction in puch a
case. am member of the United
States Senate, which represents thirty
eight States, and the Governor OF
Michigan would have just as much
right to declare my seat vacant as
would the Governor OF Flo ida. Mich
igan pays larger portion OF my sal
airy than does my own State, and"
added the Senator, with q laugh,
"there may be some compen.
sation ia the fact that Pm leAv.
ing II all right here in Detroit.
1t is question with me even II the
Senate could declare a vacancy In my
case because Of absence. II never has
attempted such q course in similar
cases. The constitution speaks OF q
vacancy from resignation, death or
other causes, but that other causes has
never been construed"
It will be noticed that he does not
endeavor to excuse his abtence or to
intimate that he will ever return TO
his duties. The moral depravity shown
in his case, where he draws salary,
paid him rs remunera ion for services
he does not perform, cannot be too
severely deprecated or too quickly
stopped. As he says, the Governor
and people OF Florida cannot affect
this maintenance OF the seat, but 1t be.
hooves the Senate to eject him under
the "other causes" clause to which he
refers. But which member OF the Sem
ate is going to place himself on record
in euCh breach Of Senatorial courts-
sy2
II would be interesting to find out
just how many members OF the pre-
tht Congress
THE BECK BILL
TO prohibit Congressman from being
corporation lawyers would affect, that
is 10 say, how many members Of the
Senate and House are pocketing a re-
tanning fee from corporations. APP
pearanots would indicate that the in
comes OF a large number OF Senators
would fall of were the bill 10 pass. II
was the unfinished business 10 the
Senate today, but when an yea and
nay vote was taken upon the question
OF consideration Of the bill o larger
number voted against than for II. 1t
accordingly goes over until Senator
Beck can see another opportunity OF
bringing the mattar mp.
Representative Glover, Of Missouri,
Is ont in
A SPICY LETTER
to Senator Vest, in reference to the
latter's championship of Lancaster
and Hyde, upon whom Mr.. Glover is
making war for opposing his cleo
ton. Nj. Glover accuses Laucas-
ter, who is, he says, familiarly
known as Ozark Lantern Dick"
with fraud, perjury and theft, citing
instances and proofs, and concludes
his letter as follows; "And is this
the man for whom you venture to
iuatiiy party treason and practice it1
Is this the iuan for whose probity you
pledged your honor to the Senator Ia
1t for him that you desired aud at.
tempted the defeat Of Democratic
nominee7 Mr. Dear Senator, one Ia
also tempted TO believe, In view of the
premises, that 1t is true as stated In
some quarters that there is here and
there q Senatorial togs which hangs
loose around its wesrer like giants
robe upon dwarf h thiei.' The
text Is in Shakespeare; you know
where TO go for the commentary"
Mr.. MacR Q today introduced the
resolution adopted by the Little River
Country Agricultural Wheel of Ar.
kansas, in favor of agricultural ex.
psrimentsl citations.
ONLY BRIEFS WILL BIZ RECEIVED.
The Attorney General has received
kilograms from Ohauncey NJ. Depew,
president Of the New York Genital
railroad, aud other officials, asking
that they may be heard in opposition
to the interstate commerce bill before
the President acts upon il. The At
torney General replied by telegraph
declining the suggested oral presen-
tatiou, but eaying be would be glad to
receive briefs Of their Arguments dur
ing this week.
SENATOR rRYR's IRONY.
Mr.. Frye took the floor in the Senate
today in order, as he said, to give a
piece OF intormetion He read an AS
ISOLATED Pres. telegram Just received
from Eastport, Me-, stating that the
winter school OF herring had struck in
to the American shore, and that about
twenty-five English boats and vessels
were there fishing within the shore
line, and that, meanwhile, the English
lulbcI hiuIi6tuu was cruising Dc
tween Elstport and st. Andrews,
ready - seize any American fisher.
man that might venture beyond the
boundary line. That was all he
said.
cH1ERsR CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHARLIE
TON SUFFERERS.
The Consul General Of the United
States at Shanghai reports that 1920
has been contributed by Chinese ia
tina. city for the Charlelton sufferers.
When the particulars Of the earth
quske reached Shanghai American
residents there at once made up 9
fund among themselves, and it wal
suggested that the Consul Genera
sh0uld invite the Chinese to sub
scribe, but this officer refus5d, on tn,
the ground that thu indescribable sui
ieriDg caused in Northern Chirs by
foOcs demanded the attention o
charitable Chinese throughout th,
Empire. Ia Shanghai, especially, hs,
cAlls for sid been most generously re
sponded to. Notwithstanding this
certain Chinese gentlemen took 1